Cold Beast Claws alone are just kookoo bananas. I easily laid Malenia's foolish ambitions to rest with them.

@motivepigeon

Ай бұрын

@TheLordofChampions I wanna try this but switch the sides so I can do heavy infuse with bloodflame buff. I have everything but the second set of claws lol. I'm on ps5 so I can't just drop it in either.

@TheLordofChampions

26 күн бұрын

@@motivepigeon The Savage Claws ash of war absolutely wrecks certain enemies, especially with status effects. I honestly couldn't believe how easy it was to stun lock Malenia to death.

@motivepigeon

26 күн бұрын

@TheLordofChampions I love to run those for pve, but for pvp, I love the raging beast. It's got a dash with i-frames and directional control. The heavy follow is risky, but you can do an r1 instead or anything else really. I like to use the follow up once or twice a battle and then switch it up with a spell. It's been a great counter to the swift slash as well.

Even to this day not a lot of ppl know or care much about the fire/ice proc combo. So I'm glad to see it being utilized is such a way

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

It is really cool! Makes you feel like Todoroki from My Hero lol

@dangeroushandles

Ай бұрын

I think overall. It's better to just keep the frost on and it does more damage over time then re procing

@yesimchar

Ай бұрын

​@@dangeroushandlesyou are completely correct. the 20% DMG negation debuff frost applies allows more overall damage. especially when you factor in the the more you proc a status on an enemy the more they become more resistant to it.

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

If you have something that will do more than the 10% of max HP damage that frostbite does per proc then maybe, you can easily achieve 4-5 frostbite procs using this method. Additionally, you can add bleed procs, which also deal 10% of max HP damage. As mentioned in the video, frostbite acts as a secondary bleed-style proc, effectively enhancing your damage output massively

@dangeroushandles

Ай бұрын

@ArekkzGaming it would also depend on how much ar the weapon does. If it's just for proc your right bit if has decent damage it could swing the other way

Use Frost one in off hand, use heavy with bloodflame blade on main = more bleed, same frostbite

Poisen beast claws with blooms twice ashe of war fits really well too. In pvp people usually back up from the claws to where the ashe of war becomes more likley to hit, and the beast claws actually have a feint with a pretty big backstep and forward r1 right after. Add all 3 and you can really suprise people jumping all over the battlefield.

@TheLordofChampions

Ай бұрын

@@motivepigeon Oh, I mean need to try that poison combo. Sounds as good as the cold infusion.

@motivepigeon

Ай бұрын

@TheLordofChampions I also tried it with the great katana as well with surprisingly good results

@ichich44

29 күн бұрын

ZHEY HAVE A FEINT ATTACK?

@motivepigeon

29 күн бұрын

@@ichich44 ikr? The new great katana, and even the smithscript throwing daggers all got fient attacks. I actually have a mini-showcase on my channel showing some invades with the claws Edit: new claws that have a throw (cant remember name) also has a feint

I've been using a similar setup with 2 Milady's on NG+ (one Fire, one Cold) but I'll definitely have to try this now!

@darkraider604

Ай бұрын

Yoo hero how you doing man

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

Hey dude, it is busted good! Give it a go

@darkraider604

Ай бұрын

@@ArekkzGaming I will it sounds really fun you guys are doing an amazing job showing us these builds

@evzenkrabs9380

Ай бұрын

My favourite MHW KZreadr ❤

@evzenkrabs9380

Ай бұрын

My favourite MHW KZreadr ❤

You can do this with a select few weapons in base game too like the Scavenger's Curved Sword, then stack it with the mask that boosts damage after a bleed proc, then the a few jump attack items like the chest piece and talismans. Boost that further with the DLC armour that'll give you like 4% more damage for gauntlets and boots etc etc It's a well known build. Just look up "OP curved blade build" and you'll find what you're looking for. These claws are just a fun alternative version but not as powerful.

Resetting Frostbite is a noob trap. Getting 20% more damage for the duration is way better then the subsequent procs of frostbite, especially since bosses gain more resistances after each proc. I would rather use Lightning or Magic instead of fire, or just double down on bleed. I would also switch those points in faith into Int for more magic damage, or Arcane for more bleed, then outsource Golden Vow to the Ash. But still, i personally like Faith since Golden Vow is not the only buff you get, you can also use Howl of Shabriri for more damage, and get some healing with Blessings Boon and Heal from afar, and Flame cleanse me is nice for just going around.

@CM-iz5ny

Күн бұрын

This, I was concerned when I clicked the video, then flabbergasted when I saw his stat spread. Like, wtf is that.

For the left hand claw you can use some ash of war as well. you can use some AoE to get a lot of foes at once. Or you can use a buff ash of war, like Braggart's Roar, even if the heavy attack changes, you are not using it anyway.

This would be awesome if I hadn't just beaten the game with a Bloodhound claws and Raptor Talon build :)

@R3CORD303

Ай бұрын

Ng+ them

how about try Fire Knight's Shortsword Farm 2 1 frost and one Bleed.......Then you have Magic-Fire-Ice-and Bleed.... you are welcome.

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

Good point, that was my second choice. However, I went with the Beastclaws because they allow you to fully spec into Strength rather than having to invest in INT for the cold effect. The passive fire effect is cool on the shortswords though, and I love the daggers' L1 power stance attack.

@TheJclone

Ай бұрын

@@ArekkzGaming True, But im lvl 376 NG+5 with low faith and Int and they still shred. But everything just hits harder on NG+5 and it is a lot hard to pull off.

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

Yeah, all the fireknight stuff is awesome but if you spec into faith they slap even more!

@TheJclone

Ай бұрын

@@ArekkzGaming Yes, Just hard to spec everything because other bosses are very hard for this one build. So, I also need to be a WALL spec too.

@yoitse-lv6jg

Ай бұрын

@@TheJclone nice jclone just tried your build and first tried rellana! thanks!

I've been running this, but using malainias rune make it a game changer with endure

Add Malenia's rune and Thorny + new lifesteal cracked tears and you will probably be able to outheal the dmg you take so you pretty much will be able to facetank a lot of bosses.

i was under the assumption that fire damage ruined the cold build up causing it to never proc but now that i know that's not true i kinda want to give cold status more love

@volktol4432

17 күн бұрын

So how does it work cause I thought that the fire messed up the cold too

Why not do offhand cold. Mainhand heavy. Use blood flame incantation. Keep the blood build up going and get a bit extra damage out of the claws from strength modifier.

Been dual weilding magma blade from the manor with the new talisman, and it’s hard to get the weapon especially two of them but they are insane and are easily the best looking weapon in the game

Should add meat dumplings, mimic uses one indefinitely. Heals 50% of their health and they won’t get poisoned

I'm going to love this build since I'm a fire/cold dagger maniac.

Kiba Akamaru type build with that mimic tear lol

I just wish the bear arms had a faster ash of war like the regular beast claws. The bear arms are pretty cool aesthetically, but the beast claws are WAY faster with the ash of war.

I was aware of the frostbite/fire damage interaction, I'm just not convinced that the initial frostbite proc damage is better than the frostbite debuff. And that being the case, I don't see a reason to go so far out of my way to set this up, especially when it requires two of an item you can only get once per playthrough.

you'd be way better off making the second claw a straight bleed claw (assuming the first one is frost with reduced bleed). It's better to leave the frostbite debuff on the target than trying to reset it (for like 95% of mobs), and you'd get far more bleed procs on your frostbitten target. But really, you'd be even better off going the venomous fang route, blood and rot exultations, both successive hit medallions, and the white mask, with the cragblade bleed affinity. The procs. buffs, and damage are insane.

just throw on the large jar helm and yeet big pots as part of the unga bunga as well, comes in handy if you're trying to pvp and need a ranged option.

I really shouldn't drink b4 watching your videos. I'm like say what? Say that again. lol. Every weapon is situational but beast claw is one of my favorites against fast npc's

im just gunna yoink this thanks

You can change the ash on the scarlet rot hammer and keep the rot as well. Used that in the base game.

Just in time for the 3rd playthrough on my new character for the DLC. This looks fun so I tried this build. I used the same talismans but because i have 50 END, I replaced the two-headed turtle talisman with the Godskin swaddle cloth. Im using Melania's Great rune and for the Physick, Im using Thorny Cracked Tear and Crimson-sapping Cracked Tear. During boss fights, Im using the Ironjar Aromatic along with using Endure every 3 secs. This allows me a nearly uninterruptable scratching of the boss while regenerating HP each hit. Im having so much fun with this build.

There is a very good reliable way to reset frost called "Fire pot"

@alanpangborn1603

Ай бұрын

yup just throw a fire pot in between each attack in the successive attack build. The most reliable way there is. lol

@Bashaka104

27 күн бұрын

not reliable at all xdddddddddddd

Had this as an option on my assassin golden order build, but used the normal claw weapons. Slap endure on it, godskin swaddling cloth, defense talisman and physic, plus rotten wing and successive attack talisman and you can outtrade Melania, and slap her greatrune on it and you can melt any humanoid dlc boss. Outraged Rellana first try with that.

@smmk88

18 күн бұрын

Oh, and didn't use mimic for either boss. It's pretty fun.

@smmk88

18 күн бұрын

Also started with health regen buff to help balance out Malenia's healing.

9:43 you could potentially use Malenia’s Great Rune for health back on attack, if that makes sense

The frostbite proc damage is generally going to be less impactful than the debuff so this is actually not optimal. Youre better off with just frost and bleed.

What's the song you're using at the beginning of the video? Nice video by the way!

You could do this with only one Beast Claw by making it cold and using the Flame of the Redmanes after every frostbite proc.

A better setup would be cold in the left hand and heavy/keen/quality in the right hand with bloodflame blade. Same concept with the fire but higher blood buildup

This would be an incredible build for "let me solo her". Not to OP, not definitely strong and centered in being in the boss face with fast roll. But it think he prefers katanas

@LeviMcKnight-he7gy

Ай бұрын

Why does he use weak builds?

@leonxpc1

Ай бұрын

@@LeviMcKnight-he7gy cause he is that good. It's a Dark souls staple

“Basically turns you into wolverine from X-men” Umm… wat? Wolverine doesn’t fight like that, that’s way more Sabertooth’s schtick.

Man, I hate Varre's mask, it is hella good buff wise it fashions with basically almost nothing!

@valravnsshadow9422

11 күн бұрын

The buff it gives is quite weak and not very good.

@LeonBlack-wz7tm

4 күн бұрын

It meant to be stacked ontop of seppuku and lord of bloods exultation

@LeonBlack-wz7tm

4 күн бұрын

Ontop of milicent and rotten winged sword insignia

It was my first weapon of the dlc, never managed to let go of them. So fun to play :D Now I used them with a dragonstone build, melts everything. Dragon build are crazy now

@Xadriel57

25 күн бұрын

What’s dragon stone build?

@linco2041

24 күн бұрын

@@Xadriel57 Then again I don't know how well it performs in pvp, haven't tried it

@Xadriel57

24 күн бұрын

@@linco2041 is fine but what is the Dragonstone build you were talking about 😂

@linco2041

24 күн бұрын

@@Xadriel57 well, this IS it ? You're using the "dragon stone" to transform yourself into a dragon, removing your Armor. then when you use or again you get for free a 20% buff to all your dragon incantation. It's not really that comolicated 🤔

@Xadriel57

24 күн бұрын

@@linco2041 got it! I asked because the video was talking about the beast claws not the dragon stone build so I wasn’t sure what exactly you were referring to. But that makes sense thanks

I have to get many items for this build and I don't mind because it looks so fun❤

now just pair that with the antspur rapier and you could have a billion status effects at once

I domt think logur is an invader... hes just there... i remember my first time in the shadow realm. I saw the huge group of animals surrounding him first... then he just ran out and QUICKLY 2 shotted me lol

Imagine if you add the scarlet goddess’s great rune to this

malenias great rune seems really good for the build

Braggarths Roar is a better WA for the left hand weapon. is another buff and is better than Barbaric Roar

have not tested but i feel like swift slash might be pretty good

for statuses - aren't antspur rapiers better ?

@HeyLookItsThatGuy13

Ай бұрын

That's my build, I powerstance them inflicting poison, rot, and bleed all at the same time without having to buff or coat my armaments. Definitely a fun build that can build up damage really quickly! I killed NG+ Mogh before he was able to scream Nihil a second time haha

Put Malenias great rune 😮‍💨😮‍💨

Bloodfiends blood arm

"magic builds are too OP" meanwhile str/dex builds be like:

@riddlemethis8259

3 күн бұрын

I know lol I hate the magic needs to be nerfed argument. When they're using dex builds and doing the same amount of damage.

The mimic basically makes this a man beast clone build

Is swift slash an AoW you can use? Id imagine that would make this build peak troll devastation

cant wait for a build that finally instill the best debuff ... the ALT F4 rage debuff

Wouldnt Flame Art be better on the Off-Hand Claw? especially if you play a faith hybrid build ?

Ah the "Kiba Inazuka" beast claws. I actually really want to play with these but theres so much new stuff. Side note i wish the white mask didn't look so awful because i play fashion ring. What im wondering is if Mogh's great rune stacks with lord of blood's exultation

@oohbootiga7649

20 күн бұрын

Yes, it stacks.

Isn't Alexanders Shard with 15% better with more % and beeing more consistently than Milicent Prosthesis? Edit: I saw Alexanders Shard boosts Skills... if we use the talent/skill of the weapon wouldn't this count?

if only i had friends.

@darkscoutergamer6168

Ай бұрын

You the goat 😎

It’s not bad but at the same time it’s not good but I do like the idea you came up with 👍

@darkscoutergamer6168

Ай бұрын

Is it?

BERSERKER BARRAGE X

sooooo... could we possibly get a krillin build? wondering if its any good. im using it with a friend in coop and its does decent damage.

Hmm what about dual wielding Carian Spellswords? Their use is light attack with a heavy doing spell casting... But if you get two... The left hand weapon can still dual wield attack but use a ash if war as well?

@el_james1254

15 күн бұрын

you cant change the ash of war of the carian spellsword

Can you powerstance the bear claw with the beast claw?

@jeremymelendez8406

Ай бұрын

No

They need more ash of wars like these for the fist weapons and claw Weapons also I think the move sets could be faster or more movement for fist weapons but they ain’t gonna do that

Interesting build, but isn't simply better to keep the frostbite on enemies for extra damage without sacrificing power-stancing heavy moveset? Or to use heavy affinity with the Bloodflame Blade for more blood loss procs?

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

Tried both, found having this setup did more damage as the procs happen rapidly with the combination of frostbite and bleed. The beastclaws have decent frostbite at base with 105 so that factors into it. Give it a go and you will see what I mean.

@AkantorCZ

Ай бұрын

@@ArekkzGaming I see, 105 frostbite build up does sound like a lot for a fast hitting weapon such as beast claw despite the fact that only some hits counts towards that. However small motion values of beast claw attacks applies to the status build up as well (does not apply to the Bloodflame Blade). On top of that, there is a dimishing return for status effect procs and some enemies are resistent or immune altogether so it might not be as reliable in some scenarios. It's a cool idea and I might give it a try in second playthrough, but there are definitelly some drawbacks to consider.

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

Those are obvious draw backs but they don't hinder this build as everything get destroyed before you even have to worry about that. The dimishing returns sound worse than it is on paper and if it was that bad then bleed builds wouldn't be as popular as they are as. You could always use the heavy and bloodflame combo on your off hand for this build as well so you have the best of both worlds.

The question is how did you get two or three Beast claws weapons?

@hunterotte9555

26 күн бұрын

Probably ng+ or trading with a friend.

I can’t just betray Millicent…I can’t…

Nah this turns you into sabertooth or beast, wolvie got them hook claws

Im going to do the same but for a martial arts weapons

Ive been using Divine Beast Ice Stomp on my claws. Great mid range and aoe option for when getting in close with the claws is difficult. Also gives the cold infusion so it would fit nice here

Does this work with Flame Art affinity? I use low strength but high faith and dex in my builds.

Can i use heavy on the other and use bloodflame blade instead of fire

so fire doesnt reset the buildup of frost only when it actually procs it removes it?

Does this works on the latest patch?

I really don't like attacking with the L1 to get the faster and full attack chain. Is there anyway around this? The R1 just does the 1h version of the combo.

@marcusvd

23 күн бұрын

I guess the real question I should be asking is, is it possible to change the power stance attack from l1 to r1 without remapping the buttons?

Could you do ice, poison and, bleed

On the different ashes of war shown via barbaric roar etc how did you get the fire element for it I can't seem to get it

@johnf.kennedy6184

24 күн бұрын

You need the red Whetstone you get it from radahn festival castle area

Someone make a one hand maliketh build. 55 vig 25 mind 40 end 50 str Dex ? 48 fiath Int low as posible Arc low as posible

Sabertooth not so much wolverine

How do I put fire affinity with endure on beast claws bc I can't find the affinity when I try to put endure Can someone help me pls

Could i do this combo but with two dry leaf arts? Or does this build do more damage?

@ionized_salmon6417

Ай бұрын

dryleaf works but does significantly less damage. dryleaf arts aren't very good right now as their scaling is worse than not only the beast claws, but normal claws and fist weapons too. their main utility comes from palm blast with it's absurd damage, hyper armor and good stance break potential. do whatever you think is more fun though

@SighDUX

Ай бұрын

@@ionized_salmon6417 I appreciate the response. I'm kind of new to dark souls games and really liked the idea of just kicking butt with my hands. I knew about the fire and ice combo...but can't really do damage unless I'm palm blasting. Which while super funny gets rather repetitive so these claws might be a fun alternative

This gotta be a cardinal sin or smth

Hey how do you put fire on the weapon

What do people mean when they say powerstance? Is that dual wielding?

@creamxsoda

15 күн бұрын

Yes

do i need the add on for that?

It's good but not that great on the hardest bosses in game. 😢

would this work with dry leaf arts and danes footwork instead?

@GrayJacobsen

Ай бұрын

Assuming the power stance interaction is the same I don’t see why not. That said, you’re losing bleed by doing that.

why no points into arcane? wont that increase the bleed damage?

@ghostofsushi5181

Ай бұрын

Status dont do more damage with arcane it's only speed up the proc

A Shoto build🤔

Wouldn’t dumping extra points in ARC be better than dex for status buildup speed?

"lesser known mechanic" lmao my dude, gun to my head I;d say at minimum 70% of the player base knows of this. Fire, Bleed, Frost builds are nothing new. And there are some really crazy ones that do rot, poison, bleed and frostbite. Basically get weapon that has innate status, such as bleed, put another status on it and while that will lower the status of the base you now do two types of status on one weapon, so have a second of that weapon and do it again but now a different status. Ex. Flamberge (greatsword with innate bleed) put frost, now get someone to drop you a second or go into new game plus, put a differnt status on like idk poison and now do the power stance attacks. You now can proc. frost and poison easy and bleed secondly, but since both weapons have innate bleed its still not that bad.

How do you put fire on these claws cause I can’t put a fire ash of war on them

@iceinwza5998

20 күн бұрын

You need Red-Hot Whetblade

I still dont understand why people do the fire frost combo, if u wanna proc instant damage over and over just use bleed. Its straight up more damage. Frostbite does less damage bc the debuff is supposed to be the selling point of it. I guess the only real reason to do that would be if u have a thematic build but if u wanna proc frostbite over and over just use bleed, its just better at that.

@ArekkzGaming

Ай бұрын

For just frostbite I would understand your point. But your forgetting this build has both bleed and frostbite with the means to reset the frostbite allowing for double procs of both the bleed and the frostbite. So it’s like having 2 separate bleeds building and activating independently, hence its massive burst damage.

Can I ask why I don’t need to get arcane up if it is including bleed stats?

@itsmorbingtime

27 күн бұрын

Because this is more of a frostbite reset build than a bleed build

@shadowwolfgm-br2353

26 күн бұрын

@@itsmorbingtime oh I see thank you

How did you get 2 beast claw?

@andhikadimas5836

20 күн бұрын

He mentioned it in the video dude. NG+ or let your friend drop it for you in coop.

How do I get these claws twice? I think there is this npc just one time in a playthrough. Can anyone help me?

@johnf.kennedy6184

24 күн бұрын

Ng+

why the fuck i want fire+frost?

How do I equip fire and cold on my claws it wont let me

@skimaskthemtndgod2543

11 күн бұрын

You need two claws

@PixelatedAdventurer

11 күн бұрын

@skimaskthemtndgod2543 Yeah, I know I was trying it wouldn't let me but I found out how.

How many buzzwords can be in the first two minutes. Jeebus

wont the fire messes up with the ice proc?

Maldición, no entiendo nada😂

Remove that ugly rune and use malenia rune, insta heal

"wolverine" haha... yeah! wolverine! i wasnt definitely thinking about a furry haha... bucause im not one haha... yeah sure...